Article-packing strip



Nov. 11, 1930. ROUSSEAU ARTICLE PACKING STRIP Filed Sept. 5, 1929 .ll'lll l l Attorneys By I fi Patented Nov. I l, 1930 UNITED STATES LACASSE ROUSSEAU, F MONTMAGNY, QUEBEC, CANADA ARTICLE-PACKING STRIP Application filed September 5, 1929. Serial No. 390,636.

The present invention relates to a packing strip, and more particularly to a kind adapted to hold a number of small, substantially flat articles in a closely related condition,

1 In the manufacture of furniture, use is made of a metal stamping which is pointed atone end and is used to limit the movement of drawers; said stampings being called drawer stops and being forced into the 1,0 wood by suitable machinery.

Heretofore, the said stops were inserted in the machine one by one or at least only a few i at a time, and they were delivered or sold in bulk.

1 1 According to the present invention, a special container has been devised which conveniently holds about 200 of said stops in a most compact manner, and in such a way that'the whole number thereof can be ini v 0 serted in the machine at one time, thereby savingtime and labor. a Accordingly, the main, object of the invention may be stated to reside in the provision of a special container whereby metal drawer stopas can be conveniently delivered and utilize Another object of the invention is the provision of a package for metal drawer stops V whichis convenient and cheap of manufacture.i, v

As an example, and for purposes of illustration, a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the annexed drawings, wherein: i v

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the strip without the stops,

Figure 2 is an enlarged view showing the sto s in the strip, r V Figure 3 is an end view thereof,

Figure 4 is a detail of the strip fastening means, and V Figure 5is a perspective view of the stop proper. p

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar reference numerals represent corresponding parts throughout, numeral 10 designates the drawer stop, shown in Figure 5, and a number of which are shown also in Figure 2.

A bottom strip 11, of concave shape and of elongated formation, has stamped there- 1 from a plurality of lugs 12 for securing the cover 13 of the package. As shown to advantage in Figures 1 and 4:, said cover is angularly formed and is similar to a pyramid in appearance. Apertures 14: are provided" in the said cover to receive the lugs 12 which are bent over, as shown at Figure 4, for se curing purposes.

As clearly demonstrated in Figure 2, the respective shapes of the bottom strip and cover are: so chosen as to snugly engage the stops 10 to prevent rattling thereof in the package;

The advantage of this type of packing resides mostly in the facility with which a drawer stop inserting machine can be filled with about 200 stops at one time, and without labor or trouble. When it is desired to i open the strip, it is only necessary to break or straighten the bent part 15 of the lugs 12, 17 so that the cover can be removed and the stops inserted inthe machine directly from the package.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the packing strip object of the present invention is a most useful container for a specific article, and that the construction thereof enables quantities of stops to: be shipped and inserted at once in a machine with a minimum amount of trouble and'wso a considerable saving in time.

It must be understood that various alterations as to size and shape of the invention can be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the' sfi subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim i a i i A packing strip for containing metal drawer stops in a stacked position, comprising a-FL 'QO concave bottom member of elongated formation, a plurality of lugs stamped from the centralportion of the member and extending at right angles therefrom, and a cover. member bent longitudinally at substantially right angles having apertures to receive the ends of the lugsjand to be secured in closely related position against the drawer stops resting in the bottom member'by bending the end porlo tion'of the lugs against the top member.

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